Calculating K_a from ΔE° for HBrO Reaction

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Using [tex]\Delta \textrm{E}^{\circ}[/tex] values and the fact that [tex]\textrm{K}_{\textrm{w}}=10^{-14}[/tex], how would I find the [tex]\textrm{K}_{\textrm{a}}[/tex] value for the following reaction?:

[tex]\textrm{HBrO}\longrightarrow\textrm{H}^{+}+\textrm{BrO}^{-}[/tex]​
 
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dEº = -RTlnK

Dunno if that helps :/.
 
Noobler sounds right.
Rearrange to give:
[tex]\frac{\Delta E}{-RT}=ln K_{a}[/tex]
and solve for [tex]K_{a][/tex]